Open AccessAn Illustrated Checklist of Leech Species from Lake Baikal (Eastern Siberia, Russia)
Author(s) -
Irina Kaygorodova
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
dataset papers in biology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2314-5307
DOI - 10.7167/2013/261521
Subject(s) - clitellata , checklist , leech , fauna , geography , ecology , hirudo medicinalis , archaeology , zoology , biology , paleontology , world wide web , computer science
New data on Lake Baikal fauna of Hirudinida (Annelida, Clitellata) are presented. The species composition of Baikal leeches extends to 20 species belonging to two orders, four families, and 12 genera. An updated checklist includes information on five species recorded in Eastern Siberia for the first time. All specimens from author’s collection are provided with illustration.
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